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(No Model.) 7 i Z. BEAUDRY. Jack for Boots and Shoes. No. 240,946.Patented May 3, 1881'.

N PETERS, PMOTO-LITHOGHAPHER. WASHINGION D. C.

tJ'NrTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY, OF LYNN, MASS,

ASSIGNOR OF TWELVE SIXTEENTHS TO THOMAS L. I-IOITT AND UDGER BELIVEAU,BOTH OF SAME PLACE, JOHN E. PEOK, OF NEWTON, MASS, AND HENRY L. BROWN,OF MIDDLE- TOWN, OONN.

JACK FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,946, dated May 3,1881.

Application filed November 13,1880. (No model.)

1' all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY, of Lynn,in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Jacks for Boots and Shoes, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a jack for holding boots and shoes whileburnishing the edges of to their heels, and this jack, in substance, em-

braces devices constructed and arranged to firmly clamp and hold theboot or shoe in position with the edge of its heel exposed, and to becapable of being turned upon their support, so that all parts of theedge of the heel to the so-clamped boot or shoe may be the betterpresented to the burnisher, all substantially as hereinafter described,reference being had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan view, and Figs. 3 and 4 endviews, in detail, of a jack constructed according to this invention.

In the drawings, A represents a base-plate; B, a standard or post risingfrom it; 0, ahorizontal shaft, which turns freely in the upper end ofthe post B. This shaft projects to the right and left of the post, andone of its pro- 0 jections, D, carries two downwardly-projecting radialarms, F and G. The inner radial arm, F, is attached to the shaft by aset-screw, a, which, when loosened, allows the arm to be slid along thelength of the shaft, and thus adjusted and set as desired thereon. Theouter radial arm, G, is free to move upon and along the length of theshaft toward and away from its stationary arm F. The lower and outer endof the outer radial arm has an extension, I, which extends beyond theend J of the shaft 0, but in the same general direction with the shaft;and the outer end of this extension I has an upright piece, K, which isprovided at its upper end with a rest-block, L, in the same horizontalline with and directly opposite to the end J of the horizontal shaft 0.This restblock projects beyond the inner face, I), of the upright pieceK, and in the use of the jack the treadin g-face of the boot or shoeheel rests against it, while the treading-face of the boot or shoe solerests against the inner face of the upright piece K.

M is a horizontal rod, which passes loosely through the two arms F and Gunder the shaft 0, and projects in its part N beyond the arm G towardthe inner face, I), of the upright piece K. The portion N of the rod Mcarries a pad, 0, having an outer concave face, 0, which is toward theinner face, I), of upright piece K. This pad rests by its concave faceagainst the upper of the boot or shoe between the toe and instep, and itmay be either rigidly attached to the rod M, or by screwing it thereonso as to be attachable and detachable at pleasure. This latterattachment is shown in the drawings.

P is a spiral spring loosely encircling the rod M between the arms F andG, and at its two ends confined between the arm F and a eollar, f,secured by set-screw g to the rod M.

Q, is a collar, secured by set-screw h to the rod M outside of theradial arm F.

The spiral spring 1? presses the rod M, with its pad 0, in a directiontoward the inner face, b, of the upright piece K, making a part of theradial arm G, and this movement of the pad is limited by the abutment ofthe collar Q of the rod against theinnerradial arm, F, of the shaft, andtherefore by changing the position of the outer collar such movement ofthe pad 0 may be controlled. The tension of the spring may also beregulated by shifting the collar Q, upon the inner end of rod M, but theworking end of the rod would at the same time be altered.

A pressure upon the pad bears and acts against the encircling spring ofits carryingrod, and thus the pad is rendered yielding'and elastic. Ared, R, at one end is pivoted to a longitudinally-slotted plate, S,secured by such slot 1, and a set-screw, m, to the upper side of theradial arm G, and at the other end it is hun g to the shorter arm 19 ofa horizontal lever, T,

having its fulcrum n on the upper face of a horizontal block, U, whichis fastened by a setscrew, 0, to the projection E, hereinbefore referredto, of the horizontal shaft C.

By means of the lever T and conneetingtrod It the arm Gr may be movedoutward or inward, as desired, the extent of its movement beingregulated by the adjustment of plate S and block U; but this result maybe similarly accomplished by constructing the connecting-rod R in parts,attached together by slots and setscrew, whereby it can be lengthenedand shortened at pleasure, or by constructing the frame composed of theradial arm G, horizontal extension I, and upright piece K in parts,attached together by slot and set-screw, whereby such frame could belengthened and shortened at pleasure; and again, obviously these threeseveral constructions could be, or any two of them, combined in oneandthe same arrangement of mechanism.

The letter V indicates a plate which is arranged upon the face of theblock U, and is adapted to slide along with its straight edge bearingagainst a shoulder, Y, on said block. The plateVis provided with aninclined edge, g, which bears against the short arm 1) of the lever T,the object of such arrangement being to hold said lever when it isbrought to the position shown in Fig. 2.

The plate V is bent downward over the block U, and is formed or providedwith the horizontal arm a, which projects beneath said block U beyondthe front edge, 8, of the same. The horizontal rod portion 1* playsloosely within the block U, and its projecting rod t is encircled by aspiral spring, a, which is confined, end to end, between the front edge,8, of the block U and a shoulder, v, of the rod 1'.

When the handle W is pressed toward the block U, in which movement thespring a is compressed, the tapered plate S is carried in the samedirection, and thus the lever is free to be swung to the left, as isobvious. The release of the pressure upon'the handle releases thespring, and thus by its reaction the plate S will be automaticallycarried back to its described position of interlock with the lever T,provided, of course, such lever has first been sufficiently swung to theright to admit of the plate getting into the necessary positiontherefor, which is against the edge of the shorter arm of the lever,with the lever swung to the right.

In the use of the mechanism described the boot or shoe is clampedbetween the end J of the shaft 0 and the heel-rest L, with thetreading-face of the heel against the heel-rest and the treading-face ofthe sole against the solerest of the upright piece K.

If the boot or shoe is lasted, the end of the shaft 0 is against thelast at the opening of the boot or shoe, and bears thereon in line withthe bearing of the treading-face of the heel against the heelrest L, andthe pad 0 is against the upper of the boot or shoe, between the toe andinstep. If the boot or shoe is not lasted, then the end J of the shaft(J bears against the inside of the heel, and for a better hold thereonit may be provided with prongs and the pad not used.

The clamping of the boot or shoe, as above stated, is secured byproperly manipulating the lever T and its holding-plate V, all as isobvious without further explanation.

The boot or shoe thus clamped and held has the edge of its heel exposed,and to burnish it it is only necessary to present the burnishingtoolthereto and to pass the same around the heel and the heel around thetool, which latter can be done by simply swinging the shaft 0 whichcarries the clamping devices around; and for more conveniently revolvingthe jack, as described, it is provided with handle X.

V is a guard arranged at each side of the heel-rest L. These guards arein one piece, attached by slot to and set-screw 10 to the upright pieceK, and they act as stops or abutments to the burnishing-tool when atWork,to prevent injury to the corners of the heel-edge at the front ofthe heel.

The jack herein described is shown as provided with a stanchion, fromwhich to suspend a hand-burnisher to be used in connection with thejack. It may be well to here observe that in all cases, before a boot orshoe is clamped in the jack, the several parts are to be first adjustedto accommodate the same to and to secure the desired hold and clamp ofthe boot or shoe.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

l. The horizontal shaft 0, adapted to turn in a suitable support, incombination with the heel-rest L, arranged to slide upon the said shaftand in relation to its end J, all substantially as described, for thepurpose specified.

2. The horizontal shaft 0, adapted to turn in a suitable support, incombination with the heel-rest L, arranged to slide upon the said shaftand in relation to its end J, and with the operating-lever T andfastening-plate V therefor, all substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

3. The horizontal shaft 0, adapted to turn in a suitable support, incombination with the heel and sole rests L K, arranged to slide upon thesaid shaft 0 and in relation to its end J, and with the yielding pad 0,arranged to bear upon the boot or shoe between its toe and instep, allsubstantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. The guards to w, arranged on opposite sides of the heel-rest of thejack-frame, and forming abutments or stops to the burnishingtool when inoperation,to prevent injury to the corners of the boot or shoe heel, allsubstan tially as shown and described.

5. The yielding pad 0 and sole-rest K, constructed and arranged toconfine a boot or shoe between the toe and instep, in combination with amechanism suitable to clamp and confine and hold the boot or shoe at itsheel portion, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY.

Vitnesses:

EDWIN W. BROWN, WM. S. BnLLows.

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